Soundtracks have always been a great source of breaks and beats since the music is often instrumental, and damn funky in the case of these blaxploitation soundtracks. All of the following albums have been recommended by us on their sheer funk power, plus we've provided a handy 'who sampled that?' list for you to check against. Click on the links to read more about or buy the item.

This list was last updated on 18 Dec 2005.

Across 110th Street J.J. Johnson, United Artists, 1972

Sampled by Threat, Boss, Tim Dog and more. read review... [Click here to buy CD]

Blacula Gene Page, RCA, 1972

Sampled by KRS-One and more. read review... [Click here to buy CD]

Carwash Norman Whitfield, MCA, 1976

Sampled by Ice Cube and more. read review... [Click here to buy CD]

Cleopatra Jones J.J. Johnson, Warner Brothers, 1973

Sampled by Compton's Most Wanted. read review... [Click here to buy CD]

Coffy Roy Ayers, Polydor, 1973

Sampled by Redman, Foxy Brown, Casual, Barber Shop Emcees, Nas & DMX, K-Solo and more. read review... [Click here to buy CD]

Come Back Charleston Blue Quincy Jones, Atco, 1972

Sampled by Dr Dre, Little Indian, Rap City, Wu-Tang Clan, Notorious BIG & Pudgee / Lord Tariq and more. read review...

Cornbread, Earl And Me The Blackbyrds, Fantasy, 1975

A little jazz with the funk. Sampled by Compton's Most Wanted, RBX, The Roots, Gangstarr, Ghostface Killah, Hard 2 Obtain and more. read review... [Click here to buy CD]

Cotton Comes To Harlem Galt McDermot, United Artists, 1970

McDermot on top form. Sampled by Diaond Shell, Masta Ace, Quasimoto and more. read review... [Click here to buy CD]

Diamonds Roy Budd, Bradleys, 1976

A more obscure source of samples used by many European artists including Propellerheads. Sampler material all over this one - big breaks! read review... [Click here to buy CD]

Dynamite Brothers, The Charles Earland, Prestige, 1973

Psych jazz funk, old school style. Sampled by Kool Keith. read review... [Click here to buy CD]

Enter The Dragon Lalo Schifrin, Warner Brothers, 1973

More Schifrin breaks! Sampled by Herbaliser, De La Soul, Alkaholiks, Busta Rhymes & Q-Tip, Scarface & Too Short / Ice Cube / Dr Dre, Ill Al Skratch and more. read review... [Click here to buy CD]

Fat Albert Rotunda Herbie Hancock, Warner Brothers, 1974

Massive Herbie Hancock pressure on this superb old school jazz-funk album. Sampled by Tupac, Mad Flava, Mellow Man Ace, King Bee, Del, Skoolbeats, Chi-Ali and more. read review... [Click here to buy CD]

Hanged Man, The Bullet (Alan Tew), Contour, 1975

Another European special, this cult funk soundtrack to a British TV series was sampled by DJ Vadim and many others. Originally from a series of two library LPs on the Themes label. Absolutely killer stuff - lethal breaks. read review...

Hell Up In Harlem Edwin Starr, Motown, 1973

Sampled by Ice T, Tone Loc, Dilated Peoples, Digable Planets, DMX, Get Low Playaz and more. read review... [Click here to buy CD]

La Planete Sauvage Alain Goraguer, EMI Pathe, 1973

Unbelievably funky soundtrack to a French animated sci-fi cartoon. Contains over 30 short funk tracks with hip-hop beats and breaks, flute, wah, bass, drums? perfect! read review... [Click here to buy CD]

Mack, The Wille Hutch, Motown, 1973

Includes the massive 'Brother's Gonna Work It Out'. Sampled by Chemical Brothers, Canibus, LL Cool J, Dr Dre, Public Enemy, Cam'Ron & Brotha, Tupac and more. read review... [Click here to buy CD]

More Mission: Impossible Lalo Schifrin, Paramount, 1969

Schifrin on top funky form - cop show funk as it should be done. Sampled most famously by Portishead. read review... [Click here to buy CD]

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song Melvin Van Peebles, Stax, 1971

Sampled by Main Source, MF Doom, KMD, Quasimoto and more. read review... [Click here to buy CD]

Together Brothers Barry White, Pye International, 1974

Sampled by OC, Jeru, Luke & Verb / Trick Daddy, Quad City DJs and more. read review... [Click here to buy CD]

Trouble Man Marvin Gaye, Tamla, 1972

Sampled by Gangstarr, Brand Nubian, Ice Cube, Rae & Christian, Everlast, Powerule, KAM, Queen Mother Rage, DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince, DJ Magic Mike, Cenubite and more. read review... [Click here to buy CD]

Truck Turner Isaac Hayes, Enterprise, 1974

Brilliant Hayes outing. Sampled by Ice Cube, Compton's Most Wanted, Spice 1, DJ Magic Mike, King Sun, Gangstarr, LL Cool J, Stetsasonic, Ant Banks, Insane Poetry and more. read review... [Click here to buy CD]

Uptight Booker T. & The MGs, Stax, 1968

Sampled by Lo-Fidelity Allstars and Raekwon. read review... [Click here to buy CD]

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